Edo State sports community, Wednesday marched through major streets in Benin City,the Edo State capital in support of Governor Goodwin Obaseki’s re-election campaign.
Among the participants include players of Bendel Insurance, Edo Queen, weight lifters, wrestlers, boxers, coaches and workers with the Edo State Sports Commission.The walked started at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium through Airport Road to the Ring Road , Akpakpavba street to Mission Road and terminated at the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium.
Speaking at the event,the Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu said the Sports family has benefited so much from the administration of Governor Goodwin Obaseki and that it is time for the sports family to reciprocate the good gesture of the governor.He said Governor Obaseki took time to develop sports facilities in the first tenure and needs a second tenure to develop sports persons in Edo State.
According to him, “The Governor has performed,he called me at the inception of this administration, told methat he has the plan to create jobs for the teaming Edo youths through sports. We went round to check sports facilities on ground. We discovered that the facilities on ground were built by the late Samuel Ogbemudia.We remodeled the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium to have become the best in Africa.
“So, we are planning to repeat what we did in Edo Best in the sports circle,we Will retrain you and make you the best in the world. Edo will return to the good old days in sports.”
Speaking, the Chairman of the State Sports Commission, Goodwin Dudu Orume said,the walk in solidarity with Godwin Obaseki’s re-election shows that he has done well and need to be voted in for a second term.He maintained that the Governor’s performance is enough to win him a re-election and urged every sports person to support him.
